Bozo Filter?

arz · 04-25-2003, 12:07 PM

I am not familiar with the capabilities of vBulletin, but is it possible to have a "bozo filter" ? A "bozo filter" might include an ability to filter out posts from undesirables or maybe tag certain threads if an undesirable posts in it. A "bozo" would be defined in a user's preferences.

I haven't thought it through completely, obviously, but I wanted to ask.

Elspode · 04-25-2003, 12:38 PM

But who gets to decide who the bozos are?

Unfortunately, there are some really sharp folks on this list who come to be considered as bozos at one time or another, depending on the subject matter at hand.

Griff · 04-25-2003, 12:51 PM

I resent that, bozo!

arz · 04-25-2003, 12:53 PM

A bozo is defined in the user's preferences. So, the user defines who the bozos are for that user.

Elspode · 04-25-2003, 01:00 PM

Ahh...similar to a kill file for Outlook? I see now.

The only problem with that would be that you'd see a bunch of people arguing with Radar, but you wouldn't know what caused it.

juju · 04-25-2003, 01:16 PM

Yeah, you can put someone on your ignore list by viewing their profile and clicking on the appropriate link. Or you can just add names manually to a list in your User CP. Then, whenever one of their posts would appear in a thread, you see:

This person is on your Ignore List. To view this post click here

I personally would rather it just said "To view this post, click here". The first sentence is unnecessary and annoying, especially if that person posts a lot. I don't want to be constantly reminded that they're on my ignore list. I already know!

That's just my opinion, though. I actually haven't had to use the feature for a while.

wolf · 04-25-2003, 01:29 PM

The Cellar Dwellars them(our)selves act as a very efficient bozofilter.

Most bozos run yelping into the hills like a coyote shot in the ass. People who aren't actually bozos make it past this occasional baptism by fire and become valued members of the community.

Of course, then you have radar. Exception that proves the rule.

I still admire his persistence, even if I think he's goofy beyond description.

arz · 04-25-2003, 01:38 PM

Thanks, everyone. I'll investigate the "Ignore" feature.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2003, 11:52 AM

Maybe I should just leave now?:p

Undertoad · 05-04-2003, 01:50 PM

Huh wha?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2003, 02:22 PM

Before I get filtered.

Chris MC · 05-31-2003, 07:28 PM

Even my water is filtered ... I filter everything

Soup is the worst

Chris (Filtered) MC

I could filter my posts ... bu hen yu'd oly gt gbbrsh ad yu wld't knw wht I ws tlkng abt

I'll go now

04-25-2003, 12:07 PM	#1
arz Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 137	Bozo Filter? I am not familiar with the capabilities of vBulletin, but is it possible to have a "bozo filter" ? A "bozo filter" might include an ability to filter out posts from undesirables or maybe tag certain threads if an undesirable posts in it. A "bozo" would be defined in a user's preferences. I haven't thought it through completely, obviously, but I wanted to ask.

04-25-2003, 12:38 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	But who gets to decide who the bozos are? Unfortunately, there are some really sharp folks on this list who come to be considered as bozos at one time or another, depending on the subject matter at hand. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-25-2003, 12:51 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I resent that, bozo! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-25-2003, 01:00 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Ahh...similar to a kill file for Outlook? I see now. The only problem with that would be that you'd see a bunch of people arguing with Radar, but you wouldn't know what caused it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-25-2003, 01:29 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Cellar Dwellars them(our)selves act as a very efficient bozofilter. Most bozos run yelping into the hills like a coyote shot in the ass. People who aren't actually bozos make it past this occasional baptism by fire and become valued members of the community. Of course, then you have radar. Exception that proves the rule. I still admire his persistence, even if I think he's goofy beyond description. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-25-2003, 12:53 PM	#4
arz Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 137	A bozo is defined in the user's preferences. So, the user defines who the bozos are for that user.

04-25-2003, 01:16 PM	#6
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Yeah, you can put someone on your ignore list by viewing their profile and clicking on the appropriate link. Or you can just add names manually to a list in your User CP. Then, whenever one of their posts would appear in a thread, you see: This person is on your Ignore List. To view this post click here I personally would rather it just said "To view this post, click here". The first sentence is unnecessary and annoying, especially if that person posts a lot. I don't want to be constantly reminded that they're on my ignore list. I already know! That's just my opinion, though. I actually haven't had to use the feature for a while.

04-25-2003, 01:38 PM	#8
arz Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 137	Thanks, everyone. I'll investigate the "Ignore" feature.

05-04-2003, 11:52 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe I should just leave now?:p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-04-2003, 01:50 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Huh wha?

05-04-2003, 02:22 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Before I get filtered. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-31-2003, 07:28 PM	#12
Chris MC IT'S IN THE TREES! ... IT'S COMING! ... Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: I moved down to Southampton on the central South Coast in 1967 Posts: 101	Even my water is filtered ... I filter everything Soup is the worst Chris (Filtered) MC I could filter my posts ... bu hen yu'd oly gt gbbrsh ad yu wld't knw wht I ws tlkng abt I'll go now __________________ "It's people who don't come to places like this that I worry about. The ones who don't have an outlet. Say ... someone like yourself." "Oh, I have outlets. I read. I study bugs. I sometimes even ride roller coasters." "And your sex life?" "It doesn't involve going to the theater." "In my experience, Mr. Grissom, some men go to the theater ... some men are the theater." -- Lady Heather and Gil Grissom (Slaves of Las Vegas)

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